Self-Evaluations Based on Social Comparisons Tend to ____ and ____

question 129

Multiple Choice

Self-evaluations based on social comparisons tend to ____ and ____ as the child matures.

• A)increase; become more subtle
• B)increase; become more obvious
• C)decrease; become more subtle
• D)decrease; become more obvious

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Definitions:

Nonequivalent Groups

In quasi-experimental designs, groups of participants that are compared but are not identical in terms of key characteristics because of the lack of random assignment.

Natural Groups

Groups that exist organically or naturally in a research study, not formed by the experimenter; often used in observational studies.

Existing

The state or fact of being present or having an actual being; to have life or reality.

Many Independent Variables

Refers to experimental designs that include multiple factors being manipulated to observe their effect on a dependent variable.